Born into the 90's explained

Born into the 90's
Type:	studio
Artist:	R. Kelly and Public Announcement
Cover:	R-kelly-born-into.jpg
Released:	January 14, 1992
Recorded:	1991
Length:	46:52
Label:	Jive
Producer:	R. Kelly (also exec.), Barry Hankerson (exec.), Mr. Lee, Wayne Williams

is R. Kelly's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at No. 3), "Dedicated," and Kelly's first two No. 1 R&B hits: "Honey Love," and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)." Honey Love topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks, while "She's Got That Vibe" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ)" hit the Top 40 respectively. By June 1992, Born into the 90's was eventually certified platinum and picked up an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Honey Love"). R. Kelly separated from the group before he began recording his next album.

Personnel

• Timmy Allen – Programming
• Pete Christensen – Assistant Engineer
• Michael Clark – Producer
• Rick "SL8" Cruz – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Gary "Bump City" Daniels - Programming^[1]
• Jose Fernandez – Programming
• Georgette Franklin – Background Vocals
• Marcus Geeter – Grooming
• Stephen George – Producer
• Karen Gordon – Background Vocals
• Joe Grant – Photography
• Barry Hankerson – Executive Producer
• Gerard Julien – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• R. Kelly & Public Announcement – Performer
• R. Kelly – Keyboards, Background Vocals, Producer, Performer, Drum Programming, Mixing
• Steven Levy – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Doug Michael – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Mr. Lee – Arranger, Programming, Producer, Rap, Performer, Mixing
• Peter Mokran – Engineer, Mixing
• Tim Nitz – Engineer
• Cirland Noel – Engineer
• Tim Nutz – Assistant Engineer
• Herb Powers – Mastering
• Michael Schlesinger – Engineer, Mixing
• Dana Stovall – Background Vocals
• Allan Byrd Tatum – Programming, Background Vocals
• Chris Trevett – Engineer, Mixing
• Tom Vercillo – Programming, Engineer, Mixing
• Bobby West – Keyboards
• Danny Wilensky – Saxophone
• Wayne Williams – Producer
• Nicole Wilson – Background Vocals

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Billboard 200^[2]	96
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	4

Notes and References

1. Tatum & West
2. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. October 14, 2021. January 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124032732/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/the-billboard-200. live.
3. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. October 14, 2021. September 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926133407/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums. live.